The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-01-13

defenses fer usurping authority, could do moth
ing bnt accent the brand that WAS put on them.
Senator Weir, heretofore unswervingiy parti-
san. said, without qualification or reserves L
commend the course of Colonel Robertson l
commend what the people of Indiana did at the
election of November. 1856. 1t was done on Off
cial opinion. regard, though, the election of
Leutenant-go governor az having been simply
void, but see no reason to complain of Colonel
Robertsons course. l will never vote to reject
this demand without its being read. Had been
IN Colonel Robertson's position, would have pur
sued his course. l move to lay the motion to
reject without reading on the table" Auditor of
State Rice went TO the desk of Senator Bailey.
and III the next moment came q demand from
Democrats, LET us have it read" The paper
WAS then read for information, setting forth a
the place and showing his authority to make
such a demand The Senator from
Jennings, the alleged presiding officer,
remarked: 81 would have ordered its reading in
any event." but after this Senator Thornton
made feeble effort to prolong the trouble. when
Senator Kennedy said the lawyers had had their
say. He would now give farmers opinion. He
had heard of a smelling committee that wanted
TO detect danger, but there was no danger. The
Democrats had heen defeated at the polls, and
their subsequent proceedings reminded him OF a
young man worsted in a horse trade, who
pleaded for recovery because he vas minor and
could not legally make trade. 1t was pleading
the baby act Every morninG,' he good
tenant-governor Robertson. with How are
you Governor He is drawing pay for
services he is ready to perform. y
This VAS received good naturally, further justi-
! flying the Interpretation that the Democrats
have been driven far away from their originally
| asserted confidence in being able to fight to the
| bitter end. break in the lines Of the majority
| COMPOUNDED the conspirators bringing them
nearer nearer and nearer to the place through which
| they hone to escape. But after all the de mand
was rejected the Senator from Jennings not
| voting
| The first step in the dovilsh plot of depriving
| Republican Senators of their seats was taken by
| Senator Griffith, who, on a resolution offered by
him, had the papers in the contests against SEN
ators Harness, Mcdonald of Jackson Shroyer
| and Kennedy referred to the committee on cleo
tons The papers contesting the Democratic
/ Senator McClure's seat went to this committee
under the same resolution.
In the afternoon there was q chance to con-
| tinue the political debate had all of the Demo
Gratis been of the purpose Of those who sought to
| enforce the gag rule on I.ieutenat- governor
RobertsoDs demand. Senator Winter presented
| lengthy protest TO the frst days proceedings
| OF the Serate relative to organization and adop
| ton of rules. They were characterized as being
decidedly In violation OF constitutional require
ments and statutory enactments. The arbitrary
| rulings of the chairman at the socalled orcaniZa
| ton. when he was not even chairman by the
statute, that duty belonging to the Auditor OF
State: were recited, and to each was
l
overrulings of appeal and shutting of
| points of order were made full and complete
Following these came the several points of pro
| test bearing directly what had been recited in
the preamble Senator Bailey had the gag
motion to reject the protest ready, but as he was
| about to make it the Senator from Jennings
called him to order, while from the Democratic
| side came numerous expressions of dsfavor O.
the partisan Senator Bailey's performance
Under this pressure he took his seat to mediate
on the uncertainties of political maiorities The
protest. signed by every Republican Senator
| then went upon the record.